LGBT Related Radio and TV Programmes, 4th - 10th October

We seek them out so you don't have to. This is our weekly non-exhaustive round up of upcoming LGBT programmes on the radio and television. Inclusion of a programme is not a recommendation.
Enjoy!

Some of the radio programmes listed below can be listened to again via the Listen Again facility of the BBC's website while some of the television programmes will remain available also for a week on the BBC's iplayer.

Radio
Saturday 4th
BBC Radio 2 - 1.30pm: Clive Anderson’s Chat Room. New topical show. Rhona Cameron and Julian Clary guest
BBC Radio 2 - 5-7pm: Paul Gambaccini. US hits
BBC Radio 3 - 6pm: Berntein’s Candide
BBC Radio 4 - 10.30am: Let Me Entertain You. John Sessions’ history of popular entertainment takes us to the Victorian era
BBC Radio 4 - 12.30pm: The News Quiz. Sandi Toksvig presents
BBC Radio 4 - 1.15pm: Any Questions? With Alan Duncan MP
6 Music - 12midnight: BBC Introducing. Tom Robinson

Sunday 5th
BBC Radio 2 - 2pm: Dale Winton’s Pick of the Pops. ‘64 and ‘83
BBC Radio 4 - 11.15am: Desert Island Discs. Opera director David McVicar
6 Music - 1am: BBC Introducing. Tom Robinson
BBC Radio 7 - 10pm: The News Quiz
Classic FM - 9pm: Paul Gambaccini’s Hall of Heroes

Monday 6th
BBC Radio 2 - 9.30am: Ken Bruce. Bette Midler guests
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45 am and 12.30am: Book of the Week: Chocolate and Cuckoo Clocks. Works of the late Alan Coren read by John Sessions
BBC Radio 4 - 10.45 and 7.45pm: Woman’s Hour Drama. Alice Walker’s The Colour Purple
BBC Radio 4 - 6.30pm: Just a Minute. Sue Perkins

Tuesday 7th
BBC Radio 2 - 9.30am: Ken Bruce. Bette Midler guests
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45 am and 12.30am: Book of the Week: Chocolate and Cuckoo Clocks. Works of the late Alan Coren read by John Sessions
BBC Radio 4 - 10.45 and 7.45pm: Woman’s Hour Drama. Alice Walker’s The Colour Purple
BBC Radio 4 - 2.15pm: Play: Number 10. Antony Sher plays PM

Wednesday 8th
BBC Radio 2 - 9.30am: Ken Bruce. Bette Midler guests
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45 am and 12.30am: Book of the Week: Chocolate and Cuckoo Clocks. Works of the late Alan Coren read by John Sessions
BBC Radio 4 - 10.45 and 7.45pm: Woman’s Hour Drama. Alice Walker’s The Colour Purple
BBC Radio 7 - 8am, 12noon and 7pm: Beyond Our Ken

Thursday 9th
BBC Radio 2 - 9.30am: Ken Bruce. Bette Midler guests
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45 am and 12.30am: Book of the Week: Chocolate and Cuckoo Clocks. Works of the late Alan Coren read by John Sessions
BBC Radio 4 - 10.45 and 7.45pm: Woman’s Hour Drama. Alice Walker’s The Colour Purple

Friday 10th
BBC Radio 2 - 9.30am: Ken Bruce. Bette Midler guests
BBC Radio 2 - 7.30pm: Friday Night is Music Night. John Barrowman hosts a 60th birthday tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber
BBC Radio 4 - 9am: desert Island Discs. Opera director David McVicar
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45 am and 12.30am: Book of the Week: Chocolate and Cuckoo Clocks. Works of the late Alan Coren read by John Sessions
BBC Radio 4 - 10.45 and 7.45pm: Woman’s Hour Drama. Alice Walker’s The Colour Purple
BBC Radio 4 - 3pm: Ramblings. Clare Balding presents
BBC Radio 4 - 4.30pm: The Film Programme. Hanif Kureshi and Stephen Frears on My Beautiful Launderette
BBC Radio 4 - 6.30pm: News Quiz. Sandi Toksvig presents
6 Music - 7pm: Tom Robinson. New acts

Local
BBC London 94.9 and online
Sunday 9am-12noon Lesley Joseph and Christopher Biggins
Monday – Friday 3-5pm Danny Baker. With Amy Lamé or Baylen Leonard

Brighton, London DAB and online: Gaydar Radio 24/7

Television

Entertainment and documentary
Saturday 4th
BBC1 - 5.30pm: Hole in the Wall. Dale Winton presents
BBC1 - 10pm: Little Britain USA
BBC1 - 12.55am: Jonathan Ross. Alan Carr
BBC2 - 10.50pm: Beautiful People (rpt)
BBC HD - 8.05pm: Torchwood (rpt)
ITV1 - 7.45pm: X Factor. At least one of them must be: probably the most talented
ITV1 - 11.30pm: TV’s Naughtiest Blunders. Includes John Barrowman
Sky1 - 3pm: Hairspray The School Musical
Sky2 - 11.30am: Hairspray The School Musical
Sky Arts - 8pm: Frida Kahlo
Sky Arts - 10.55pm: Rufus Wainwright
Living - 9am and 4.40am: The Golden Girls
Living - 6pm: Will and Grace

Sunday 5th
BBC2 - 11.10pm: Graham Norton Uncut. Thursday’s edition extended
ITV1 - 1.30pm: X Factor
C4 - 9pm: The secret Policeman’s Ball.Includes Norton, Izzard and Alan Carr
More4 - 4.30pm: Come Dine with Me. Omnibus
Dave - 10.20pm: QI
Sky1 - 7pm: Hairspray: The Schools Musical. An Enfield school takes the Broadway musical on. Presented by Denise van Outen
Sky2 - 1pm: Hairspray The Schools Musical
Living - 9am & 4.40am: The Golden Girls
Living - 8pm: Living with Boy George
Sky Arts - 8pm: Rufus Wainwright sings Judy Garland
Sky Arts - 9pm: Rufus Wainwright
Biography - 6am: Frankie Howerd
Biography - 6.30am: Kenneth Williams

Monday 6th
BBC1 - 11am: Open House. Kristian Digby
BBC HD - 10pm: Friday Night with Jonathon Ross. Matt Lucas and David Walliams
ITV1 - 10.30am: This Morning. With Christopher Biggins
C4 - 9.30am: Gay to Z
C4 - 5pm: The Paul O’Grady Show
five - 11.30am: How Not To Decorate. With Colin and Justin
five - 12.45pm: Grey’s Anatomy
Dave - 9pm: QI
Sky1 - 5.40pm: Hairspray
Sky2 - 8pm: Hairspray The Schools Musical
Living - 7pm: Will and Grace
Sky Arts - 8pm: Barry Manilow
Sky Arts - 12.20am: Rufus Wainwright
Biography - 5pm: Freddie Mercury

Tuesday 7th
BBC1 - 11am: Open House. Kristian Digby gets persuasive
BBC1 - 11.35pm: Film 2008 with Jonathan Ross. On the set of Dorian Gray
BBC2 - 10pm: Later with Jules Holland. Velvet Underground and Amy LaVere
C4 - 9.30am: Gay to Z
C4 - 5pm: Paul O’Grady
C4 - 8pm: The Sex Education Show. Part 5 of 6
E4 - 11pm: Skins. Series one
five - 11.30am: How Not To Decorate. With Colin and Justin
five - 12.45pm: Grey’s Anatomy
Dave - 10.40pm: QI
Living - 3pm: Grey’s Anatomy
Living - 7pm and 1am: Will and Grace
Sky Arts - 9am: Frida Kahlo
Sky Arts - 8pm: Rufus Wainwright sings Judy Garland

Wednesday 8th
BBC1 - 11am: Open House. Kristian Digby
C4 - 9.30am: Gay to Z
C4 - 5pm: Paul O’Grady
E4 - 10.30pm and 3.05am: Rick and Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in the World.
five - 11.30am: How Not To Decorate. With Colin and Justin
five - 12.45pm: Grey’s Anatomy
Living - 7pm & 1am: Will and Grace
Living - 8pm & midnight: Grey’s Anatomy

Thursday 9th
BBC1 - 11am: Open House. With Kristian Digby
BBC2 - 9pm: Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Stephen Fry guests
BBC2 - 9.30pm: Beautiful People. School play: Joseph
BBC2 - 10pm: The Graham Norton Show. Harry Jennifer Saunders and Cindy Lauper
C4 - 9.30am: Gay to Z
C4 - 5pm: Paul O’Grady
C4 - 12.10am: Alan Carr’s Celebrity Ding Dong
five - 11.30am: How Not To Decorate. With Colin and Justin
Dave - 10pm: QI
Living - 7pm & 1am: Will and Grace

Friday 10th
BBC1 - 11am: Open House. Kristian Digby
BBC1 - 9.30pm: Little Britain. Same old characters across the pond
BBC2 - 10pm: QI (rpt)
BBC2 - 11.40pm: Later with Jules Holland. Amy LaVere
ITV1 - 8.30am: Richard Arnold on the weekend’s TV
ITV1 - 10.30am: This Morning Alan Carr and Cyndi Lauper guest
ITV1 - 7.30pm: Coronation Street. Jonathan Harvey wrote this one.
C4 - 9.30am: Gay to Z
C4 - 5pm: Paul O’Grady
C4 - 10pm: Alan Carr’s Celebrity Ding Dong
C4 - 10.50pm: The Secret Policeman’s Ball (rpt)
five - 11am: How not to Decorate
five - 12.45pm: Grey’s Anatomy
Sky 1 - 9pm: Hairspray; The School Musical
Living - 7pm and 1am: Will and Grace
Sky Arts - 1am: Pet Shop Boys
Biography - 8pm: Lindsay Lohan

Film and drama
Saturday 4th
Classics - 11pm: Romeo and Juliet. Zeffirelli version

Monday 6th
Indie - 4.20pm: Ballets Russes

Tuesday 7th
Comedy - 8pm: Devil Wears Prada

Wednesday 8th
Film4 - 7.05pm: An Ideal Husband. Rupert Everett
Indie - 8pm: Infamous. Truman Capote biopic

Thursday 9th
TCM - 9pm: The Go Between. Alan Bates

Friday 10th
Indie - 2.40pm: Volver